Wichita eagle., 1887-11-30

suffering and danger. and faithfully dis
CHARGED one of the most onerous duties |
exacted by the tenets of his religion
Henceforth come what may, he VIII be |
bonored by his countrymer, and when
his earthly career is ended. he VIII be re-
ceivei into that paradise where Ganriei
stands at the gateway and neither
Christian. idolater nor dog can enter.
The funerals which are OF frequent oc-
currence in a city such as this OF tour
hundred thousand inhabitants, are hkedy
TO engage the attention of foreigners, as
they partake immeasurably of the gro
tesdue to the unfamiliar eye. In those
have witnessed. the body of the adult
was carried concealed In wrapplnSs
crosswise on the back of donkey. pre-
coded by picturesque body OF ARABS on
foot chanting verses from the Moran,
whilst the nlournerS and friends OF the
deceased followed on foot and mounted;
uttering their sad lamentations. notlced
three funeral professions where the de-
ceased were infants, IN winch the safie
order was observed except that the re-
mains were carried ON the head OF a stSii-
wart pail bearer. The street hawkers
are quite numerous. crying out ther
wares in blood curdhng tone that IS
indescribable. Beggars form consld-
cradle clement in the pot-pourl L am
mixing up for your dedication q trust
| the term is not misappled) and the street
! Arabs-a designation we have imported
! in far off America. offer to SHINE your
boots or run errands. but when not thus
! emDloved stretch themselves at the base
Of a wall or along side of the curblng
and 90 to sleep. Neither the fieas, mos
o1iitoes nor the warm rays of the sun
Seem n, exercise disturbing influence
/ OIL their slumbers.
| The bazaars OF Cairo are celebrated
| the world over. and here one gets the tru-
est conception of oriental life TO be mad
anywhere. They are situated ina por-
| ton of the city given over entlrely 10
trade and traffic. One can spend hours
and DAYS here and never become sa
tiated with the sights he beholds, but 1t Is
we'll enough in order to feel that you are
not an intruder to go with wen nllea
nurse. and then use it to some advantage.
! Whole streets. properly alleys, are occn-
MED bv one branch of industry, say shoe
| making for instance, and here you are
.enpted to invest in Moslen shppefs'
sharp pointed and turned up at The toes,
made of red or yellow Morocco, hned
inside with the same material. faree
francs a pair will make you the poSsessor
Of all that the limited storage at your
command will permit, much as one
might with that he had the capacity ana
the wherewith to make each reader Oh
the EAGLE stand on the same footing
with himself. Then there is a street de
voted to the manufacture by hand, OF
hammered brass goods with raised and
chased figures. with every oriental de-
sign. and purpose of ornament ana
utility. Ostrich eggs, old CONS, an
tiuues from ancient tombs, india and
Persian wares, everything i'll fact that
Asia and Africa produces III the
line of human skill may be found
here. In the more modern parts
OF the city European wares
are offered for sale-in fact you can hno
most ANYTHING here that the shops OF
Paris. London and Constantinople con
tain. BY far the largest portion OF the
CITY is laid out with wide streets, gooo
sidewalks and handsome buildings, ano
the gardens and open spaces ornamenteo
with trees and fountains make CAIRO, II
nv Judgment, a most delightful place e
live. | am in dead earnest when 1 say
that. as a place of residence. would pre-
fer it to London. Paris or Rome. Inc
European population exceeds twenty-five
thousand exclusive of English ofllcer'
and soldiers who are seen every where
the Egyptian army being largely othcere(
bv the former | am told that the EURO
pean society here is well organized, SO
ciable and high class. The influx o
visitors in the winter months Is OF con
siderable volume, many Inyailds comin3
hither hoping to be benefittedaby ths
thermal springs of this locality, and Tho
dry atmosphere of the great Sahara des
ert that stretches out III great waste OF
sandhiIls to the westward from the pyra
nids-a LINE mile drive from the city
NJ. STEWART.